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Igneous Rocks
Rhyolite
- f
els
ic, fast cooling rate, extrusive, fine grain
, contains quartz
Scorria
- mafic, fast cooling rate, intrusive, fine grain, has bubbles
Granite
- felsic, slow cooling rate, intrusive, coarse grain, contains quartz
Andesit
- mafic, fast cooling rate, extrusive, fine grain
, mostly light material, may contain quartz
Diorite
- felsic, slow cooling rate, intrusive, coarse grain, mostly light material, may contain quartz
Basalt
- mafic, fast cooling rate, extrusive, fine grain, mostly dark material
Pumice
- felsic, fast cooling rate, extrusive, fine grain, floats in water, has bubbles
Gabbro
- mafic, slow and fast cooling rate, intrusive, phorphyritic grain
Obsidian
- felsic, fast cooling rate, extrusive, glassy grain, mostly dark material
Sedimentary Rocks
Conglomerate
- clastic, poor sorting, contains round fragments
Coal
- organic
Limestone
- chemical, geode
Brecchia
- clastic,poor sorting, stratificati
on
, contains angular fragments
Shale
- clastic, well sorting, fossil, contains fragments
Chert
- clastic, well sorting, stratification, scratches limestone
Sandstone
- clastic, well sorting, stratification
Coquina
- organic
Siltstone
- clastic, well sorting, stratification
Metamorphic Rocks
Quartzite
- non-foliated, heat
Marble
- non-foliated, heat
Schist - foliated, pressur
Gneiss - foliated, pressure and heat
Slate
- foliated, pressure
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Rhyolite - felsic, fast cooling rate, extrusive, fine grain, contains quartz
Scorria - mafic, fast cooling rate, intrusive, fine grain, has bubbles
Granite - felsic, slow cooling rate, intrusive, coarse grain, contains quartz
Andesit - mafic, fast cooling rate, extrusive, fine grain , mostly light material, may contain quartz
Diorite - felsic, slow cooling rate, intrusive, coarse grain, mostly light material, may contain quartz
Basalt - mafic, fast cooling rate, extrusive, fine grain, mostly dark material
Pumice - felsic, fast cooling rate, extrusive, fine grain, floats in water, has bubbles
Gabbro - mafic, slow and fast cooling rate, intrusive, phorphyritic grain
Obsidian - felsic, fast cooling rate, extrusive, glassy grain, mostly dark material
Sedimentary Rocks
Conglomerate - clastic, poor sorting, contains round fragments
Coal - organic
Limestone - chemical, geode
Brecchia - clastic,poor sorting, stratification, contains angular fragments
Shale - clastic, well sorting, fossil, contains fragments
Chert - clastic, well sorting, stratification, scratches limestone
Sandstone - clastic, well sorting, stratification
Coquina - organic
Siltstone - clastic, well sorting, stratification
Metamorphic Rocks
Quartzite - non-foliated, heat
Marble - non-foliated, heat
Schist - foliated, pressur
Gneiss - foliated, pressure and heat
Slate - foliated, pressure